At the University of Salford, we are committed to building sustainable communities through engagement, partnerships and outreach. Our initiatives in Sustainable Communities are focused on creating a collaborative environment where sustainability becomes a shared responsibility and a source of inspiration for our community and beyond, through:
Greening the Library! The Green Library team got together a little later than some teams (in February 2015) but is already well on the way to achieving the Bronze award (with even some completed actions in Silver and Gold too!). Our team is made up of 6 people from across the library service, all with […]
Helping the planet: reducing SURF’s food print As part of our efforts to try and improve our Green Impact, the SURF Centre is seeking to reduce our foodprint. The Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub has recently commissioned a low carbon food report to try to understand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food consumption and […]
Welcome back staff and students to another big year at the University of Salford! The sustainability team have a number of exciting initiatives planned for this year including the university’s involvement in Green Impact for a second year. The team want to firstly say a big thank you to Charlie Spring for all the hard […]
We are very proud to announce that two of our Green Impact Award Winners have also been recognised at the national Green Impact Awards. Congratulations to the School of Computing, Science & Engineering’s Daniel Wadsworth, and undergraduate students Laura Reed and Callum Hill!
As part of this year’s University Day celebrations, our Special Awards winners were invited onto the stage to receive their recycled slate awards, marking a year of extra efforts towards making Salford and the wider community a greener place. Our award-winners were photographed with Martin Hall (see below), and Special Mention winners were given framed […]
University’s first Green Impact awards take place (The following appeared as a news story in the US staff magazine on 17 June 2014) Colleagues involved in Green Impact initiatives plant a commemorative olive tree. The efforts of colleagues who are concerned about environmental issues such as global warming have been recognised at the University’s inaugural […]
This year, we’ve been delighted to work with the University of Salford Students’ Union. They’ve helped us with hosting events, promoting Green Impact and connecting with students. In addition, they have completed the University of Salford bronze award criteria in record time. The team are looking forward to competing in the nationwide inter-union Green Impact […]
Congratulations to students living in Eddie Coleman halls of residence who have won the 2013-14 Student Switch Off competition. They saved the most electricity per person over this academic year, reducing their consumption by 7% compared to previous years! Find out how your hall did: https://www.facebook.com/SalfordSSO/app_134332416711689 Eddie Coleman hall will be getting a Ben and […]
Guest post from Lauren Broderick (Sports Centre receptionist) “Here at the sports centre we have been working towards the silver award in the first year of taking part in the Green Impact project. The whole team have got behind the Green Impact work and we have worked hard to make our centre greener- always thinking […]
Green Crescent are ready to hit ‘submit’ on their Green Impact Bronze workbook. Progress dragged at first, but with the movement of the Governance Service Unit team into Estates H/Q came a new flush of enthusiasm and a well-stocked team. With regular meetings and the help of our trusty Green Impact noticeboard, we’ve finally got […]